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Renowned Educator Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Gluskinus Dies at 97

Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Gluskinus, a veteran educator at the Torat Emet Talmud Torah in Bnei Brak and author, passed away at age 97. He died Friday night at Ma'ayanei Hayeshua Medical Center after a fall at his home.

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What happened

  1. 01Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Gluskinus, a veteran educator, died in Bnei Brak at age 97.
  2. 02He passed away Friday night at Ma'ayanei Hayeshua Medical Center after a fall.
  3. 03Gluskinus was an educator at the Torat Emet Talmud Torah for decades.
  4. 04He also published Rabbi Yonah's commentary on the Book of Proverbs.
  5. 05He studied at Tora Vodaath in the US and Ponevezh Yeshiva in Israel.

Rabbi Gluskinus studied in the US and at Ponevezh Yeshiva in Israel before dedicating decades to education and publishing commentary on Proverbs. His funeral was held Saturday night.

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